On Sun, 28 Jul 2002, Andrew Robinson wrote: > This is probably an odd question. Is the spot metering usable?
It depends on how you use it. As it is tied to AE-Lock, it would not work in manual mode; it only works in aperture priority, shutter priority and program modes. And you cannot do spot metering continuously. You have to select the area, and press the button; and if you select a new area, you have to press the button twice to get a new reading. > A slightly braoder question: is there anything the ZX-5N can do that the > ZX-L cannot, at least in some fashion? ZX-5n can do center weighted metering for any lens (only older lens for ZX-L). ZX-5n can do continuous spot metering without pressing any buttons. ZX-5n also has panorama frame (I, for one, won't miss this "feature"). Some have complained the ZX-L's use of pentamirror instead of ZX-5n's pentaprism. I have been using MZ-7 (which has the same pentamirror viewfinder as ZX-L) side by side with my Super A and ME Super (both pentaprisms), and personally, I don't find it a problem at all. -- --Lawrence Kwan--SMS Info Service/Ringtone Convertor--PGP:finger/www-- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.vex.net/~lawrence/ -Key ID:0x6D23F3C4-- - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
